S.Amdt. 2789

SA 2789. Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Burr, and Mr.
Hatch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
2786 proposed by Mr. Reid  (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dodd, and Mr.
Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members
of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 156, line 4, strike all through page 157, line 7,
and insert the following:
(D) Requirement of members of congress to enroll in the
public option.--
(i) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all Members of Congress shall be enrolled in the
community health insurance option when established by the
Secretary.
(ii) Ineligible for fehbp.--Effective on the date on which
the community health insurance option is established by the
Secretary, no Member of Congress shall be eligible to
participate in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code.
(iii) Exception.--Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), if
a Member of Congress resides in a State which opts out of
providing a community health insurance option, that Member
may be enrolled in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code, during any period which that
State has opted out.
(iv) Employer contribution.--

(I) In general.--The Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall
pay the amount determined under subclause (II) to the
appropriate community health insurance option.
(II) Amount of employer contribution.--The Director of the
Office Of Personnel Management shall determine the amount of
the employer contribution for each Member of Congress
enrolled in a community health insurance option. The amount
shall be equal to the employer contribution for the health
benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code, with the greatest number of enrollees, except that the
contribution shall be actuarially adjusted for age.

(v) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

(I) Community health insurance option.--The term
``community health insurance option'' means the health
insurance established by the Secretary under section 1323.

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(II) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress''
means any member of the House of Representatives or the
Senate.

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